text:
Start a Business
Are you planning to start a business in the City of Greenville? If so, the following checklist is a convenient tool that outlines some of the most important steps that are required. It's important to note that this list is not exhaustive, and depending on your situation, other requirements may apply. Representatives from the City's Building Codes, Business License and Planning & Development Divisions are available to assist you, so please call or come in to discuss your plans with a City staff member if you have any questions.
For those already familiar with the process, the list is a just a great way to make sure you've covered all the bases.
1. Have you verified the address where you plan to set up your new business? Address Locator
2. Have you confirmed that the zoning and available parking on the site are suitable for your business? Zoning Classifications
3. If you're locating in the Central Business District (CBD), have you checked to see if special zoning requirements apply for renovations? View CBD Design Guidelines
4. If you're planning to build or make renovations to an existing building, have you received a building permit? Building permit requirements
Building permits can be obtained in the Permits & License office on the 4th floor of City Hall. Commercial building permits can only be issued to properly licensed contractors, so make sure your contractor is properly licensed by the State of South Carolina and
has a City of Greenville business license. The following steps are typically handled by your contractor:
New Business Requirements Checklist
A. Submit building renovation plans to the Building Codes office at City Hall. City staff will review the plans, and based on code requirements, will either approve them or request that you make some changes. Staff will issue a building permit once all building code and zoning requirements have been met.
B. Acquire plumbing, heating, air conditioning and gas permits if building or renovation plans will require alterations of these systems. These permits can be obtained at the Permits & License office on the 4th floor of City Hall.
5. Have you applied for a sign permit?
You must have a sign permit before you can erect any signs at your address. Sign permits
6. Has your contractor requested all of the required inspections throughout the
construction process?
Inspections are conducted by the City over the course of construction and a final inspection is required once building renovations are completed. Your contractor is responsible for ensuring that all inspections are requested in the proper sequence. Your contractor must request inspections in advance.
7. Have you applied for a Certificate of Occupancy?
Once your building passes all inspections you will need a Certificate of Occupancy. You may apply for the Certificate of Occupancy at any time during the process but the certificate cannot be issued until all inspections for any other permits have been completed. Applications can be obtained online or at the Permits and License office on the 4th floor of City Hall. A separate inspection is required for issuance of the Certificate of Occupancy. Normally this application and request for inspection is handled by the tenant or business owner. A 24-hour application processing time is required prior to scheduling this inspection.
8. Have you applied for a business license?
You must have a business license to operate your business in the city of Greenville.
Applications can be obtained online or at the Permits and License office on the 4th floor of City Hall. Fees for business licenses vary according to the type of business you are operating. Some businesses such as restaurants and nightclubs are required to have a background check on all owners, officers and managers of the business. This requirement will add additional time to your business license process and must be completed prior to applying for and obtaining a license for these types of businesses.


text:
Flashback to the first week of November when you first turned on your television and found out about the devastating typhoon that was set to hit the Philippines. Days after Typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda struck the Philippines and destroyed everything in its path, news stations worldwide continued to broadcast the aftermath. As the end of December quickly approaches, you may not see Typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda on every news channel anymore, but that does not mean the problems have gone away. Those who have survived the typhoon must now go through the struggle of finding food, fresh water and their loved ones who are still missing. Many people all over the world have made donations to the Philippines, but the help must not stop.
In an effort to continue raising awareness about the conditions of the Philippines, various YouTube famous stars all over the world have come together in order to create a very special viral video to the song The Prayer. It is no surprise that many Filipino singers have become popular by showcasing their talents on YouTube. From former American Idol contestants Marvine Calderon Jr and Jett Hermano to the Philippines' latest viral sensation, Joyce Jimenez, an eleven year old blind girl who is widely known for her rendition of Miley Cyrus' Wrecking Ball, the video is filled with a great amount of talent.
The video was created by the viral company GRNMNGO and was conceptualized, arranged, and edited by Derek Wanner. A full list of artists along with their YouTube channels can be found below.
Aldrich Lloyd Talonding (Philippines)
Ashley & Amanda (Canada)
Bryson Andres (Alaska)
Cezka Mariz (Australia)
Jett Hermano (USA)
Joyce Jimenez (Philippines)
Marielle 'Yele' Castro (Dubai)
Mark 'Kram' Agpas (Austria)
Marvin Calderon Jr (USA)
Mica Javier (Philippines)
Ryan Narciso (Canada)
Zendee 'the Random Girl' Tenerefe (Philippines)

subset: commoncrawl


text:
All questions regarding ambulance charges can be directed to:
3 Rivers Billing
W62N244 Washington Ave
Cedarburg, WI 53012
800-829-5703, ext 114
Show All Answers
A burning permit is needed if you wish to burn yard waste. No permit is needed for cooking fires in barbecue pits, grills and outdoor fireplaces. In addition no permit is needed for indoor commercial or domestic incinercial incinerators. No person shall attempt to burn garbage, materials emitting toxic fumes or substances, noxious odors or creating health hazards. No materials or flamable liquids which create a fire hazard, or building materials.
A *FREE* burn permit can be obtained by:
Station 2 is located at N115 W18752 Edison Dr. Only the property owner may apply for a permit.
Payments can be made to the Village of Germantown and sent to:
3Rivers Billing
W62 N244 Washington St.
Cedarburg, Wi 53012
We respond to over 2,500 ambulance calls each year.
Burning garbage and materials emitting toxic fumes or substances, noxious odors, or creating health hazards is prohibited under Village Ordinance. To report these incidences, call the Fire Department at 262-502-4701.


text:
The White House President George W. Bush |
Print this document |
For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
March 3, 2005
Press Briefing by Scott McClellan
The James S. Brady Press Briefing Room
MR. McCLELLAN: Good afternoon. I want to begin with one announcement. This is an update to the President's schedule. The President looks forward to hosting Mexican President Vicente Fox and Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin in Texas on March 23rd. The three leaders will discuss ways to strengthen our continent's common security, and enhance our people's common prosperity. This meeting will consist of working sessions at Baylor University, and a lunch hosted by the President at his ranch in Crawford.
And with that, I am glad to take your questions.
Q Scott, what's the President's position on a consumption tax to replace the current income tax code?
MR. McCLELLAN: Well, as you're aware, the President appointed a bipartisan advisory panel headed by former Senators Breaux and Mack to look at the tax code and recommend some ways to reform it. The President laid out some very clear principles for moving forward on tax reform. He wants to make sure that the tax code is simpler and fairer and that it encourages economic growth.
And so that's the principles that the President charged the advisory panel to build upon. And we don't want to prejudge the outcome of their recommendations. They'll make recommendations to the Treasury Secretary, and then the Treasury Secretary will report back to the President, so that we can move forward on reforming our tax code. Our tax code is a complicated mess. Many Americans, today, right now, are trying to shift [sic] through the many pages in their tax filings as they work to meet the April 15th deadline for paying their taxes. And I think they understand how complicated and burdensome the tax code is, and why we need reform.
And so that's the spirit in which the President is working. We appreciate Chairman Greenspan's comments today, saying that it does need to be reformed. He expressed some ideas, and we certainly look forward to hearing from the bipartisan advisory panel when it reports later this summer -- no later than later this summer.
Q One of the ideas that he talked about today was consumption tax. Does the President believe that a consumption tax would satisfy his principles of being simpler, fairer, and encouraging economic growth?
MR. McCLELLAN: Maybe you didn't hear me a second ago, John. We want to let the tax reform panel do its work, and we don't want to prejudge the outcome of that. The President laid out some pretty clear principles. But they'll be looking at all issues when it comes to reforming the tax code, and we welcome their ideas and input.
Q Well, there does seem to be an idea floating around -- Greenspan talked about it today, John Breaux has talked about it in the past -- sort of a combination of income tax and consumption tax. Would that satisfy the simplifying part of the President's principles? I mean, it seems like it might make it more complicated if you said, certain amount of income tax, certain amount of consumption tax; taking the tax off of certain goods that are consumed mostly by the poor. I mean, that sounds like it becomes more byzantine, rather than less.
MR. McCLELLAN: Well, we'll try to get you time at the next bipartisan advisory panel meeting, so you can express some of your opinions for moving forward. I'm sure they would welcome them.
Go ahead, Steve.
Q That wasn't an opinion, that was reflecting what people have said.
Q Senator Grassley says he would like to focus the Social Security debate on the solvency of the system. How do you respond to him? And are private accounts in danger?
MR. McCLELLAN: We share that. The President has made it very clear that we need to make Social Security permanently sound. That's what he's talking about. And as we move forward to save and strengthen Social Security, he believes personal accounts are an important part of any comprehensive solution. The President has clearly outlined his principles for strengthening Social Security. We know that the current system is unsustainable. It faces an unfunded liability of more than $10 trillion, and that is why we need to act now so that we don't pass on this unfunded liability to our children and grandchildren.
By 2018 you're going to see that the system is into shortfalls. It's going to be paying out more than it's taking in. And that's because of the demographic facts that we face in this day and age. You have fewer number of workers paying into the system to support a growing number of retirees. And as Chairman Greenspan testified yesterday, the problem really begins to hit in 2008. That's when the first baby boomers start to retire, and that will increase the numbers of those who will be receiving retirement benefits. That's why we need to act now to strengthen Social Security.
And the President believes that as part of comprehensive reform, we need to include personal accounts, so that younger Americans can have the option of realizing a rate of return that is closer to what is being promised, because right now the promised benefits of the future are an empty promise. They will not be there under the current system.
Q So he disagrees with Senator Grassley, who says, set aside the personal accounts, let's work on the solvency alone?
MR. McCLELLAN: The President appreciates all those who are coming forward with ideas for solving the problem facing Social Security. We see in poll after poll that the American people recognize there are serious problems facing Social Security, and they recognize that those problems only are going to get worse over the coming years. That's why the President believes now is the time to act.
But the fact that people are talking about ways to solve this is very helpful to moving forward on a solution and getting something done this year. The first thing we have to do is have a common understanding of the problems facing Social Security. And we know that the financial problem facing Social Security is at the core of what we need to address. We also know that under the current system, our children and grandchildren are not going to be able to realize the benefits that they're promised. That's why the President wants to add a new benefit, give people ownership over their own retirement savings and help them realize a greater rate of return on their own money.
Q So the President is listening to all these ideas, but as he listens, does he hear this nervousness, at the least, among Republicans? You have Senator Frist originally saying maybe it doesn't get done this year. Now he's backtracked, apparently, after a little advice from the White House. Senator Grassley saying --
MR. McCLELLAN: Let's be fair. I think it was -- he was selectively quoted. And he feels he was taken out of context, obviously.
Q Fair enough, all right. So you have Senator Grassley now saying let's set aside the President's main priority, personal savings accounts, instead focus on the solvency. And you have Senator Hagel, who is going to be out there proposing his own plan. What's going on?
MR. McCLELLAN: And just think, a few weeks ago, many people were denying that there was even a problem. Now everybody is talking about solutions. That's a positive sign. And this ball game is just getting underway. We haven't even had our chance to go to bat and step up to the plate. But the President is going to be going all across this country, reaching out to the American people and engaging them in this national discussion, because the American people, when they see problems, expect us to do something about it. And that's what the President is doing. He's leading on this issue, and saying, this is a serious problem; it only gets worse with time, that's why we need to act now.
And the first step is going to be to clearly define the problems facing Social Security. We're still in that phase right now. And then we can talk in more detail about possible solutions. But the President wants to move forward in a bipartisan way. That's why he welcomes all those who are expressing ideas for solving the problem because they recognize that it does face serious problems, and that we do need to act to address it. And that's a helpful sign to making progress on this important priority.
Q So it's the top of the first inning and you're the home team, right?
MR. McCLELLAN: No. (Laughter.)
Q Scott, there's a report out of Vienna --
MR. McCLELLAN: If only I could get you to report it that way. (Laughter.)
Q There's a report today out of Vienna, the IAEA, that Iran has built -- is building fortified tunnels a half-a-mile under the ground to hide nuclear materials in case of a possible air strike. Is this some new information to the administration? Does this raise new concerns?
MR. McCLELLAN: We continue to have serious concerns about Iran's interest in developing nuclear weapons. We have long expressed our concerns that they are pursuing nuclear weapons under the cover of a civilian nuclear program. The IAEA and all the members of the Atomic Energy Agency sent a very clear message to Iran. They need to fully comply with their international obligations, they need to come clean, they need to be fully open, they need to be fully transparent and they need to cooperate fully with the inspectors. That's what we expect. That's the way that Iran can realize better relations with the international community.
Q Do they need to close the tunnels, or stop building them?
MR. McCLELLAN: What they need to do is come clean and fully comply with their international obligations. That's what we expect. We're continuing to discuss a common strategy for achieving our common purpose, which is making sure Iran does not acquire nuclear weapons, and we're doing that with our European friends.
All of the international community is sending a clear, unified message to the regime in Iran and it is, abide by your international obligations, don't develop a nuclear weapon. And the way to show that -- show confidence with the international community that they have no intention of developing a nuclear weapon is for Iran to fully stop all their enrichment reprocessing, enrichment and reprocessing activities. That's the way -- we want a permanent cessation to those activities. That's the way for them to build confidence with the international community.
But this -- what has been stated in Vienna continues to raise concerns about Iran's behaviors -- behavior and their intentions, and that's why we are working with our European friends to resolve this matter in a diplomatic way. But, ultimately, it's going to depend on Iran. Iran has got to make the decision to change its behavior and abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons.
Q When the President talked with Allawi this morning, you said that they talked about Iran possibly influencing the change of government. Is there new information that Iran is trying to intervene or interfere in the process?
MR. McCLELLAN: Well, leaders of the interim government in Iraq have expressed concerns that Iran is trying to influence the shape of the transitional government. We take those concerns very seriously. That's why you're hearing not only us, but leaders in Iraq saying to Iran, stop trying to influence internal politics in Iraq. It's for the Iraqi people to decide who their leaders are. They elected their transitional government; they were the ones who showed the determination and courage to defy the terrorists and go to the polls in large numbers and elect representatives to serve as they transition to democracy. And those representatives are the ones that should be choosing the leadership of that national assembly. And that's the message that we were sending -- this should be an Iraqi process.
Q Scott, can you be more specific on how they're trying to influence?
MR. McCLELLAN: No. These are concerns that have been expressed by the leaders in Iraq. You might want to ask them for some more details, if they can share those with you. But we know that they are continuing to meddle in Iraq's internal political process. And Iran made some commitments not to do that; they made a commitment to play a constructive role in helping the Iraqi people build a free and peaceful and democratic future.
Q Scott, can you just elaborate on if, in fact, the administration believes it's possible to verify that the Iranians are stopping their enrichment and their uranium reprocessing plants, or if ultimately this doesn't come down to an end game in which the U.S. is completely against an atomic energy program in Tehran?
MR. McCLELLAN: Well, the Director General of the IAEA has said that while they have provided some cooperation, they have not been fully transparent and they have not been fully open about their activities. And that's why we have skepticism, because for 20 years, as Director General ElBaradei pointed out, they were operating a clandestine program. They had obligations under the Non-Proliferation Treaty to disclose this activity, and they failed to do that. So you can understand our skepticism about Iran coming into full compliance and abiding by its international obligations.
That's why we're working closely with our European friends to develop a common strategy to get Iran to come clean and adhere to its international obligations. And part of those international obligations are to cooperate fully with the International Atomic Energy Agency, and that's why I hit on -- one of the most important points is that they need to permanently cease their reprocessing and enrichment activities. That's the way for them to build confidence that they don't have an intention -- that they don't have any intention of building a nuclear weapon.
Q So if the IAEA were to get over these concerns and the EU were to say -- EU-3 were to say that it is, in their minds, sufficiently convincing that this is a peaceful civilian atomic energy plant, would the administration then drop its concern?
MR. McCLELLAN: I don't think it's so much up to them.
It's up to Iran. The focus needs to be on Iran. This is a question, will Iran change its behavior and come into compliance, and we'll see. We have been skeptical in the past, for good reason, and we remain skeptical today. But we want the efforts of the Europeans to succeed. And we will see, by Iran's own behavior, whether or not they're going to come into full compliance.
Q Can I follow up on the --
MR. McCLELLAN: Go ahead.
Q On a different topic, the President this morning mentioned Osama bin Laden at the swearing-in of Michael Chertoff. Is there any particular reason for that? Are there new developments on that front?
MR. McCLELLAN: Well, as you are aware, he cited some recent intelligence that we had gathered relating to bin Laden and Zarqawi. And what he was citing in his remarks today is that part of winning the war on terrorism is continuing to go after the terrorist leaders. We are dismantling the al Qaeda network. We have brought to justice, in one way or another, some three-quarters of the leadership. Al Qaeda is the sworn enemy of the United States. The President's number one obligation is to the safety and security of the American people. And bin Laden and al Qaeda were responsible for the September the 11th attacks on American soil that lead to the killing of some 3,000 innocent Americans. We are determined to bring them to justice.
We are bringing much of the leadership to justice already. They will be brought to justice, as well. Zarqawi is also a sworn enemy of the United States, and an associate of al Qaeda, and we continue to pursue both of them. We have brought to justice in Iraq -- either the coalition forces or Iraqi forces -- a number of Zarqawi's top lieutenants. We continue to pursue him, as well, working in partnership with Iraqi security forces and he will be brought to justice. And that's what the President was talking about in his remarks.
Q Is there anything specific, though, on Zarqawi, that led the President to mention bin Laden and Zarqawi today?
MR. McCLELLAN: Anything specific?
Q Yes, is there anything in the works that prompted --
MR. McCLELLAN: Well, he continues to try to block the transition in Iraq to democracy by carrying out attacks on innocent Iraqis. And we are partnering closely with Iraqi security forces to go after his network in Iraq, dismantle it, and bring him to justice. And we have made important progress in capturing some of his key lieutenants.
Go ahead, Goyal.
Q I have two questions. One, a Saudi man is on trial at the U.S. District Court in Alexandria who wanted to hurt the President. He had connections with Osama bin Laden and al Qaeda. When President spoke this morning about the terrorism threat is still there, welcoming the new Home Secretary Mr. Chertoff, which many said is a good choice. Question is that, do we still have, as President said, are we going to raise the level of threat of terrorism that we face today? And where do we stand as far as this man was -- wanted to hurt the President?
MR. McCLELLAN: Well, the terror alert is already up, as you're well aware. There's no plans to change it this time, but it's something we are always evaluating and looking at, based on intelligence we're receiving. But just because the threat level may not be going up doesn't mean we aren't taking additional measures to strengthen the homeland from terrorist attacks. We have Homeland Security personnel that is work -- that are working 24/7 to protect the American people. Whether it's on our borders or at our ports or at our airports, those men and women are serving on the front lines of defense against a possible terrorist attack. And they're working around the clock.
And we're always looking at ways to harden our defenses and better protect the critical infrastructure. You heard the President talk about that in his remarks today. But the best way to win the war on terrorism is to stay on the offensive and bring to justice those who seek to inflict harm on the American people, like bin Laden and Zarqawi, and to work with the international community to advance freedom and democracy across the world, to help defeat the ideology of hatred that the terrorists espouse.
Go ahead, Mark. Let me keep going and I'll try to come back if I can.
Q Scott, back to Social Security. The President identified this as a top priority as soon as he was elected. He had an economic conference that Social Security was a centerpiece of, it was a centerpiece of the State of the Union speech. He has been campaigning for a month. New survey indications today that public support is declining for his idea for private retirement accounts.
MR. McCLELLAN: It's interesting that you cited that survey, because if you look at recent surveys, all those surveys show that the American people recognize that Social Security is either in crisis or faces serious problems. And that survey is included in that. The American people are recognizing the problems facing Social Security. The first step in our efforts to strengthen Social Security is --
Q What I was asking about is his principle, his core principle of the personal retirement account seems to be going the other way. Why is that?
MR. McCLELLAN: I disagree with you, Mark. We're making important progress to act on Social Security this year. That's why -- that's what I'm pointing out. The first step is to clearly define the problem facing Social Security, so that the American people understand the importance of acting on a solution now. And I think that you're seeing in the surveys, the American people are understanding the serious problems facing Social Security.
In his State of the Union address, the President spent a good portion of that address highlighting the challenges facing Social Security, and highlighting the fiscal problem at the heart of the Social Security debate. And so this is an education period that we're in right now, where we're reaching out to the American people, where we're discussing it with members of Congress, and I think you're seeing that important progress is being made there. As I pointed out to Terry, you now have many more people recognizing that there are serious problems and starting to talk about solutions. That's important progress, but at this early stage in the game, I think it's too hard to try to judge the outcome.
Q I'm not telling you to judge the outcome, I'm just trying to figure out why it is that, if the numbers are to be taken as accurate of the nation as a whole, Americans might be listening to him about the depth of the problem, but not liking the solution he has in mind.
MR. McCLELLAN: No, Mark, this process has just gotten underway. And, first of all, we don't -- leadership is not based on looking at polls. Leadership is based on identifying problems, and then talking about possible solutions, and reaching out to members of Congress to get something done. And that's what this President is doing.
We're making important progress. You've heard from leaders like Senator Frist and others who have said, there has been important progress that they're encouraged by. And the fact that the American people are recognizing the problems facing Social Security. If you look at the areas where the President has gone and already campaigned on this issue, I think you're seeing that people in those communities -- you're seeing growing support for the need to act on Social Security.
And we're going to be blanketing the country with administration officials, White House officials, and the President himself, talking to the American people in the coming weeks, and identifying the problems facing Social Security. The President is confident about where we are right now. This is very early in the process, and he is confident that we're going to be able to find a solution this year to this problem.
Q Scott, two follow-ups to that, though. Does the President believe he has as much as 60 days to keep this plan alive? And also, what is the reaction to the Democrats who are starting their own road show in an effort to just make sure that any legislation pretty much is killed?
MR. McCLELLAN: What is the -- I'm sorry, what about the Democrats?
Q The Democrats are having their own road show; they're going to be in New York City tomorrow, Philadelphia also. What is your reaction to that?
MR. McCLELLAN: Well, first of all, if you're asking about people just simply saying that they're opposed to doing anything, or trying to divert attention away from the problems, I think the American people are going to reject that approach. The American people clearly see there are problems facing Social Security. And we want to make sure that they better understand exactly what those problems are that face Social Security. That's why we're in an all-out campaign to clearly define what those problems are, and that's the period that we're in right now. I haven't heard anybody put any time frame on it, but these are stepped-up efforts on behalf of the administration as a whole to go out and educate the American people about these problems.
Q He thinks that 60 days is enough of a time, or within 60 days --
MR. McCLELLAN: No, we're going to continue pushing forward --
Q Do you need more time, less time?
MR. McCLELLAN: We're going to continue pushing forward on this important priority until we get it done. And we recognize that there's a legislative process involved here. That's why the President is reaching out to members of Congress on both sides of the aisle and saying, I want to hear your ideas; I want to work together in a bipartisan way to find a solution. This is a serious problem. We have an obligation as the elected representatives of the American people to work to solve these problems.
I would point out to you that this is an issue the President campaigned on in 2000; it's an issue he campaigned on in 2004. And he was reelected in a strong way by campaigning on this issue, in part. And there are a number of members of Congress that campaigned on strengthening Social Security, and the people in their districts responded by either electing or reelecting them to their positions. I think the American people have a growing understanding of the problems that we face and the need to act now to address this problem.
Connie, go ahead.
Q Scott, one more on Iran. What enforcement mechanism does the U.S. and the EU have if Iran doesn't comply? And do you still think that some sort of appeasement would work; is that still on the table, regarding the World Trade Organization?
MR. McCLELLAN: I wouldn't use that word at all. In fact, the international community is sending a very clear message to Iran about what Iran needs to do, and that is they need to fully comply with those international obligations that I've cited before.
In terms of what -- tell me the first part of your question again -- I'm sorry.
Q There are two options on the table, either the World Trade Organization, or the military option.
MR. McCLELLAN: Oh, you mean the national security -- I mean, the United Nations Security Council. And we have long -- and we just expressed again the other day at the International Atomic Energy Agency that Iran's noncompliance is grounds for referring the matter to the United Nations Security Council. That's something we've believed for a long time, because Iran has failed to come into full compliance. Nothing short of full compliance and a complete abandonment of their nuclear weapons ambitions is acceptable.
I think we've made that very clear. I think the international community has made it very clear. We are speaking with a clear unity of purpose. That's what came out of the meetings last week. You've seen others step up at the meetings in Vienna to speak out against Iran's failure to comply and failure to adhere to their international obligations. And if they continue to fail to comply, then there are steps that we can look at. And I think the international community understands that, as well. No one wants to see Iran develop a nuclear weapon.
Sarah, go ahead.
Q Thank you. Scott, Uruguay has a new President who bills himself as a socialist. One of his first acts was to re-establish relations with Cuba and Fidel Castro. President Vasquez vows to make Uruguay more independent, with lesser ties to the United States. Does the President view this as another warning sign that the U.S. is in trouble in much of Latin America?
MR. McCLELLAN: First of all, this new democratically-elected representative you're referring to, the President, reached out and congratulated the new leader on being elected to this position, and we look forward to working with him and others on our common priorities in the hemisphere. I think our views are very well known when it comes to Cuba, and our concerns are also very well known when it comes to places like Venezuela.
Why don't we go to the back? Go ahead.
Q Quick question about the President's -- or the administration's position on reopening the border to Canadian live cattle. Today we're seeing the Senators on the floor of the Senate trying to scuttle with the resolution, the USDA ruled, that would reopen the border to Canadian live cattle. And of course, we had yesterday the court decision in Montana that looks likely to postpone reopening. Can you just clarify the administration -- the President's position on this?
MR. McCLELLAN: We are moving forward to reopen the border with Canada. Secretary Johanns has been working on that effort, and as you're aware, I think we put out a statement of administration policy earlier today expressing our opposition to what is going through Congress right now. And that's our view.
We believe that the rule that the Department of Agriculture is moving forward on fully protects human health and fully protects animal health. We've worked closely with Canadian officials on this issue for some time now, and it's a product of a -- really a multiyear, deliberative, transparent and science-based process. And failure to reopen the border with Canada could have serious economic consequences, as well, on the beef and cattle industry here. And disapproving the rule would undermine our efforts to ensure that international trade standards are based on science, and it would impede our efforts to reopen foreign markets to U.S. beef. And so that's the concerns we continue to make clear.
Q Can I just ask one more question about the meeting between Vicente Fox, Paul Martin, and President Bush? Will there be any bilaterals -- bilateral meetings between Martin and Bush, and will the topic of missile defense come up?
MR. McCLELLAN: I think we're still finalizing the agenda and working with those two countries. This is scheduled to be a trilateral meeting and trilateral lunch. So I'm not sure that they will be separate bilateral meetings. But we'll keep you posted as we get closer. And whether or not other issues come up, you'll be there to cover it and I'll be there to brief you on those issues, as well.
Q What about immigration reform at the Baylor Summit? Is that something that would come up? Or would that wait until a later meeting?
MR. McCLELLAN: Let's let them work out the agenda. I think one of the things they'll obviously talk about are the borders. And I suspect that this is an issue that -- well, this is an issue that is important to, I know, President Bush, and I know it's important to President Fox, as well. So I would suspect that they would certainly discuss it. But let's let the agenda be --
Q Is it mainly on trade?
MR. McCLELLAN: Let's let the agenda be set. It's on what I described. The broad picture is our security and economic prosperity for all of North America. I mean, those -- security and prosperity go hand-in-hand. If you look at what we've talked about in previous summits or meetings in the hemisphere, that's at the top of our shared agenda.
Q Do you expect that --
MR. McCLELLAN: But we have three weeks to go, so let's let the agenda get set, and then we can discuss it closer in.
Q One more. Do you expect that the President would meet with President Fox later on after this summit that was announced in Chile? Remember, they were going to hold some kind of immigration forum?
MR. McCLELLAN: We will keep you posted if there are any additional meetings to announce.
Go ahead.
Q You talked about the polls that show that Social Security has punched through to the American public, in a sense, that there is an agreement that there's a problem. But you're still not getting traction on the solution, as we talked about. So what in this next 60-day campaign are you going to do substantively differently to make people believe that this is the right solution? And also, is it time to get into the second inning -- to use your phraseology -- and propose how --
MR. McCLELLAN: He said it first.
Q Bottom of the first.
Q Quoting John Roberts -- to get into the second inning where Congress is proposing legislation that the White House backs where people can hear real details discussed?
MR. McCLELLAN: Congress is proposing legislation. You already have some legislation out there. You have another -- Senator Hagel, I know, is getting ready to propose some legislation, I think, as early as next week. So people --
Q So this is the White House's legislation?
MR. McCLELLAN: No. That's what I -- that's what, if you heard what I said at the beginning, we welcome all those who are expressing ways to solve this problem. We've got to continue to define the problem. That's the first stage of this national discussion, is to continue to define the problem. So a lot of the time the President and the administration is going to be focused on over the next few weeks, or next several weeks, is clearly defining the problem facing Social Security, because it affects all Americans. And we're also going to be talking about some of the possible solutions.
Part of comprehensive reform is enabling younger workers to invest in personal accounts. That's part of the solution. The President has said -- and, in fact, he cited in his State of the Union address -- a number of other ideas that he said, all these ideas are on the table for discussion. He welcomes a discussion of possible solutions. We're still in the phase of discussing ways to solve the problem. The President has laid out clear principles and some ideas to build upon. But we have not endorsed a specific plan at this point. We want a plan that will make it permanently solvent and that will help younger workers realize a greater rate of return on their own retirement savings.
Q Well, you're talking that people get that there's a problem, they're just not getting to the agreement on any kind of solution. So what do you do differently to get to a solution?
MR. McCLELLAN: As I just said, we're still in the phase of clearly defining the problem. And what we do is we continue what we're doing now. We're reaching out to members of Congress; we're having staff-level meetings; the President is having meetings. We've only had a chance to have a handful of meetings, or the President has, at this point in the current Congress. So he's going to have -- continue to have many more meetings. We're having educational discussions with members of Congress with some of our policy experts to talk about the issues and the problems facing Social Security. Those will continue so that everybody has a common understanding of the facts and the problems, so that we can move forward together to find a solution.
So that's what we're doing right now. We're continuing to reach out to Congress and say, here are some ideas. We're also listening to their ideas and saying, let's work on this together.
Go ahead in the back. Go ahead.
Q Scott, the President -- in terms of the Iran situation, the European attitude is that they want to offer a package to the Iranians which would get them to back away from the reprocessing and enrichment, which they, according to the NPT, would have the ability to do, as signatures of the NPT. So they want to offer them some carrots. The question is, they cannot do it if the U.S. is not prepared to go along with it. And I'd like to ask, what is the U.S. prepared to do with regard to Iran if the Europeans, indeed, do come up with an agreement? What would the U.S. be prepared to go along with in terms of economic concessions, WTO membership --
MR. McCLELLAN: First of all, the Europeans have been meeting with Iranian officials. They're pursuing a diplomatic course to resolve this matter. It depends on Iran. Iran is the one that has to change their behavior. That's where the focus needs to remain, and that's where the focus is. It's where the focus is of the international community. All of us are working toward that common purpose.
Now, the President had some very good discussions last week with leaders from the three countries, and other leaders, for that matter, that are concerned about the problem. They had some good discussions. They talked about some ideas for moving forward together on a common strategy. We want to do everything we can to support the efforts of the Europeans so that that diplomatic effort will succeed and Iran will finally come clean and abide by its international obligations.
That's what we're working toward. We're continuing to have discussions with our European friends. I expect we'll have more to say soon.
Go ahead.
Q -- National Security Council said today that we are preparing our nations to accept the sanction by the U.N. Security Council, if any. What do you --
MR. McCLELLAN: I'm sorry, what -- which nation?
Q Security -- National Security -- the Secretary of National Security of Iran said today --
MR. McCLELLAN: Iran? Okay.
Q -- yes, that we are preparing our nation to accept any kind of sanction by the U.N. Security Council, if any. What do you think you're going to have with your European allies, with the new approach by the Islamic Republic of Iran?
MR. McCLELLAN: I think what Iran needs to do is come clean and abide by its international obligations. That's the message that they need to hear and that's the message they are hearing from the international community. We also have other concerns about Iran's behavior. We talked about one of those concerns when it comes to their interference in Iraq's political process. We have concerns about their human rights record. We have concerns about their treatment of their own people and their refusal to hear the voices of their own people who seek greater freedoms. We are going to continue to talk about those concerns.
Iran needs to focus on how to change their behavior and realize better relations with the international community, but to do that, they have to change their behavior, and they have to come clean when it comes to their nuclear program.
Q Scott.
MR. McCLELLAN: John.
Q At least -- let me ask you about bin Laden. At least two years go by, the President doesn't mention the word "bin Laden" unless asked about it. Suddenly this morning, a couple of days after this intercepted communication, he's all over it. It's tantalizingly suggestive of the idea that you got something out of that communication.
MR. McCLELLAN: I beg to differ with your characterization that two years have gone by since he's mentioned -- it's not the case, John. First of all, he commented on -- back in November, I believe it was, maybe it was late October -- he was commenting on the tape that came out, of bin Laden, at that point, and he's spoken out about the importance of continuing to go after those who seek to inflict harm on the American people in the civilized world, and bin Laden is one of those individuals. We continue to pursue all the al Qaeda leaders and all those who seek to do harm to the American people. That's the President's responsibility.
Q But what about to the substance of what I asked for? It's tantalizingly suggestive of the idea that you got something out of this communication. It's put this back on the front burner again.
MR. McCLELLAN: Well, I think we talked about the communication the other day. Homeland Security officials talked about how we shared this information with state Homeland Security advisors so that they would have that information before them. But it was -- while it was credible information, it wasn't specific information. So we've spoken to that issue already.
Q Thank you.
MR. McCLELLAN: Thanks.
Q Scott, one more question about Porter Goss's suggestion that he's got five hats and it's a lot of work for one person, a mere mortal, to run the CIA, et cetera, et cetera. Can you just give us a quick assessment as to what the process of reform in changing the culture in the intelligence community is, in the White House's view?
MR. McCLELLAN: Well, first of all, I think -- my understanding of what Director Goss was referring to is that's all the reason why we need a Director of National Intelligence. We have already implemented a number of reforms to strengthen our intelligence capabilities and to improve the sharing of intelligence. We want to make sure that we have a unified intelligence community that is fighting together as one team. And we've taken a lot of steps since September 11th to make that happen.
Intelligence is our first line of defense in the war on terrorism. We are up against a shadowy network of terrorists who want to inflict harm on innocent civilians on a large-scale basis. And that's why it's critical that we have a unified intelligence structure to defeat the terrorists and to win the war on terrorism. And the Central Intelligence Agency plays a vital role in protecting the American people and helping us to win the war on terrorism, and they will continue to do so.
We're continuing to implement the reforms that were passed in the legislation. The President had already started on moving ahead on the National Counterterrorist Threat Center, and that's an important part of the reforms. But all of us have a unity of purpose here, and that is protecting the American people. And so we're going to work together to make sure these reforms are implemented in a way that helps us best achieve those objectives, and make sure that we're getting the best possible intelligence.
Thank you.


text:
| I AM Coming Quickly Therefore, read the Word and Keep Watch |
Home PowerPoint    My YouTube  World Watch   Radio & TV   Articles |
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Read: The First Four Seals of Revelation Second Seal Alert Possibly this year, but more likely in 2011, Christ will open the Second Seal. Prepare for War! Yahweh has stirred up the Medes (Iran), because His purpose is to destroy Babylon (U.S.A.) Jeremiah 51:11-13 Taking Down America - 12/07/10 If you have not made preparations for this War, do it NOW! Keep Watch on current developments toward the 2nd and 3rd Seals by clicking on the "World Watch" tab above. Jerusalem, Israel
What Israel Learned by Taking Risks for Peace - 12/29/10 PM demands Palestinians recognize Israel as Jewish state - 9/12/10 Abbas: 'I don't have to recognize Israel as a Jewish state' - 9/07/10 Barack Obama threatens to impose peace plan on Middle East - 4/30/10 Binyamin Netanyahu humiliated at White House by Obama - 3/25/10 Netanyahu: Jerusalem is Ours, Not Up for Debate - 7/19/09 What Happened in the Middle East The Temple of Yahweh The landscape in Jerusalem will soon change. The Temple Mount will be transformed from what you see below, to include the 3rd Jewish Temple. Olmert urges �int�l trusteeship� for Temple Mount - 9/24/10Netanyahu risks Muslim wrath over Jerusalem holy site - 2/02/10The Temple Mount a powder keg - 11/17/09Dare to dream of a rebuilt Temple - 11/02/09Third Temple built without destroying Dome of the Rock? - 6/22/09 Netanyahu will Try to Rebuild the Jewish Temple - 5/30/09 Archive: Temple and the Ark of the Covenant Ark of the Covenant The Tabernacle raised, the Ark discovered and the Temple rebuilt. Israel's Ark Of The Covenant To Be Revealed - 6/15/10 Israel National Radio: The Secret of the Copper Scroll - 8/25/09 The Cooper Scroll Project - 8/25/09 Dead Sea Scrolls & the Copper Scroll alive and kicking - 6/25/09 The World's Greatest Treasure Hunt - 4/1/08 The Copper Scroll Project Information - 12/2/08 Signs of the Time The Time of the End Has Come, the 1st Seal opened on Sept. 911 The 2nd Seal will open soon. Iran will start World War. . You should know this about the End Time Babylonians! United States of America in Bible Prophecy! From where the Antichrist will come! Book I was Asked to Write How The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Last Days came about.
Review by Donna Eggett - Christian Book Reviews One of the Best Books ever to be written on Bible prophecy! Book I was Told to Write Of The Last Days: Listen, I Tell You A Mystery - Second Edition
Prophecy Conferences Paris Prophecy Conference Church Nouvelle Naissance de Paris - www.actes2-42.com s Toronto Prophecy Conference "The testimony of Jesus is the spirit
of prophecy." Revelation 19:10 In 2003, the Hebron Christian Church of Winder, Georgia hosted Dr. David Reagan of the Lion and Lamb Ministries for a Prophecy Conference. During the conference I questioned Dr. Reagan about the Pre-Trib Rapture theory. This is a transcript of our exchange. In 2001 I questioned and debated Dr. Thomas Ice on the timing of the Rapture. Dr. Ice is the Executive Director of the Pre-Trib Research Center in Washington, DC, an organization founded by Tim LaHaye. Dr. Ice was hosted by Calvary Chapel of Athens, Georgia to conduct a Prophecy Conference. Below is the transcript of the exchange between Dr. Ice (Pre-Tribulation) and Richard Perry (Post-Tribulation). The doctrine of imminency states that Jesus can return at any moment, nothing else must happen before the Rapture. Imminency, the Heart of Pretribulationism The Pre Tribulation Rapture vs. Post Tribulation Rapture debate is a question of when Christ will gather the Church. Guest Article about the Rapture The Pre-Tribulation Rapture is not in the Scriptures by Sarah Kittell Some ask, "How can I understand what the Bible says regarding the return of Christ? Smarter people than I have studied the Bible, yet they do not all agree." But, Yahweh says, "For we do not write you anything you cannot read or understand," and He also explains how to Correctly Handle the Word of Truth Days before Christ went to the cross, His disciples asked, "what will be the sign of your coming and the end of the age." Jesus directs us to understand what is Spoken of through the prophet Daniel. Many have been deceived by a popular new teaching (last 200 years) which says that Christ will come secretly and rapture His Church before the Tribulation. To test this new teaching read You Have Heard It Said and Early Church Writings. The organized church is like a train that has come off its tracks. Two tracks of the Church are The Great Commission and The Elementary Teachings about Christ. To understand the derailment read the The Second Coming is Foundational to the Faith Sound Teaching is Critical to the Gospel Christ instructed His followers to know about His Second Coming. Yahweh commands that we understand Prophecy Know and understand about the Second Coming Second Coming is Foundational to the Christian Faith This is the day that the LORD has made! Bible Mysteries Revealed It is the glory of God to conceal a matter; to search out a matter is the glory of kings (Proverbs 25:2). Daniel replied, "No wise man, enchanter, magician or diviner can explain to the king the mystery he has asked about, but there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries (Daniel 2:27-28). He who holds back the secret power of Lawlessness Satan, Current Ruler of this World Mystery Babylon the Great - Revelation 17-18 Mystery Babylon the Great - Jeremiah 50-51 Mystery Babylon the Great - Isaiah 47 John was greatly astonished when he saw Mystery Babylon Beast which has the 7 heads and 10 horns Warnings from Yahweh Jesus instructs His followers to be alert to the deception that will be perpetrated on us in the Time of the End, especially from those claiming to be speak for God. "Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel; prophesy and say to them: 'This is what the Sovereign Yahweh says: Woe to the shepherds of Israel who only take care of themselves! Should not shepherds take care of the flock? ... I am against the shepherds and will hold them accountable for my flock (Ezekiel 34:1-10). Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel who are now prophesying. Say to those who prophesy out of their own imagination: Their visions are false and their divinations a lie. They say, 'Yahweh declares,' though I have not spoken? Ezekiel 13:1-7. I never said I would return before the Great Tribulation. Deception to Great Deception then the End If they persecuted me, they will persecute you also. "Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel; so hear the word I speak and give them warning from me. When I say to the wicked, 'O wicked man, you will surely die,' and you do not speak out to dissuade him from his ways, that wicked man will die for his sin, and I will hold you accountable for his blood. But if you do warn the wicked man to turn from his ways and he does not do so, he will die for his sin, but you will have saved yourself" (Ezekiel 33:7-9). I am innocent of the blood of all men. For I have not hesitated to proclaim to you the whole will of God (Acts 20:26-27). Richard H. Perry Contact: email@example.com Warning: Reading and studying prophecy from this website or any website, book or commentary is no substitute for personally studying the Word of God under the Holy Spirit and maintaining a relationship with the Lord, Jesus Christ. Since December 2002 |
Do not treat prophecies with contempt. Test everything. Hold on to the good. Next: Festival of Ingathering


text:
Non-Discrimination Statement
The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission is dedicated to providing quality services and recreation programs that are inclusive and accessible to all patrons. The Commission will ensure compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 by taking all reasonable steps to remove barriers to participation in programs and services.
Program Participation and Accessibility Questions/Concerns
The Commission is committed to maximizing program participation. Patrons with questions regarding program participation, accessibility, and/or requests for reasonable accommodations should:
- Contact the facility in which the program resides:
- Requests for accommodations should be made at least 14 calendar days in advance of the program start date.
- Complaints/concerns should be filed within 14 calendar days of the incident/occurrence.
- Concerns and requests should be placed in writing and include information on the specific program, service, incident, occurrence and/or requested accommodation.
- Communicate directly to the departmental contact below, any concerns, which are not resolved within 14 calendar days by the program facility, and/or any compliance violations. Compliance violations should be filed within 14 calendar days of an incident/occurrence. They may be filed initially with the program facility or directly with the departmental contact.
Prince George's County Parks and Recreation Department
6600 Kenilworth Avenue
Riverdale, Maryland 20737
Montgomery County Department of Parks
9500 Brunett Avenue
Silver Spring, Maryland 20901
Prince George's County Planning Department
14741 Governor Oden Bowie Drive
County Administration Building
Upper Marlboro, Maryland 20772
Montgomery County Planning Department
8787 Georgia Avenue
Silver Spring, Maryland
Department of Finance
6611 Kenilworth Avenue
Riverdale, Maryland 20737
Department of Human Resources and Management
6611 Kenilworth Avenue
Riverdale, Maryland 20737
If there is no satisfactory resolution of an issue within 14 calendar days of notification to the department, the patron may contact:
Office of the Executive Director
6611 Kenilworth Avenue
Riverdale, Maryland 20737
Phone: 301-454-1740


text:
Wiring in Middlefield, Connecticut
Do you need the wiring in your property inspected or replaced? Or are you building a home and need electricity? CAG Electrical Co., Inc. can help! CAG Electrical Co., Inc. has been helping people service their Middlefield, Connecticut, electrical needs in a cost-effective and timely manner for 43 years, and we are ready to get started helping you.
Call for a Quote!
Need Electrical Wiring in Middlefield, CT?
Replacing the wiring in Middlefield, Connecticut homes requires the services of an experienced electrical contractor. CAG Electrical Co., Inc. offers the Middlefield wiring expertise that residents are looking for, whether they're completing a wiring upgrade or installing new electrical services. Established in 1981, CAG Electrical Co., Inc. has the experience your project deserves. Expert electricians are skilled in wiring replacements, repairs, and installations, and CAG Electrical Co., Inc. has served the needs of Middlefield residents for years. CAG Electrical Co., Inc. also stays up to date with current industry knowledge, an important commitment in this fast-moving industry.
Why Call CAG Electrical Co., Inc. for Your Middlefield Wiring
CAG Electrical Co., Inc. technicians have years of experience in the neighborhood, and know the Middlefield electrical codes inside and out. Knowledgeable electricians are ready to help with your wiring project, offering affordable solutions that will improve the value of your Middlefield property. From the initial permit application, right through to the final inspection, CAG Electrical Co., Inc.'s Middlefield electricians help Middlefield residents complete wiring projects with care and expertise. Invest in a company you can rely on for your Middlefield wiring project. Our solid service reputation allows you to trust in the work of CAG Electrical Co., Inc.. Reliable wiring materials and professional installation come together in Middlefield homes and businesses, with CAG Electrical Co., Inc.'s well-earned reputation backing up the job.
For wiring upgrade projects or new wiring in Middlefield, CT, the knowledgeable staff at CAG Electrical Co., Inc. have the expertise and service reputation you need. Call today at (203) 263-9913 and arrange for your free estimate.
★★★★★ - "Honest and quick. Highly recommend."
Homeowner, Wiring in Hamden, CT
2018-11-08 -
★★★★☆ - "Swift and professional. I found them here: https://www.expertise.com/ct/waterbury/electricians"
2022-09-02 -
★★★★★ - "CAG called me back when so many calls during the COVID times weren't returned.
I needed a few outlets upgraded and a Ring doorbell and floodlight hardwired. Rich and Sully were quick, efficient, tidy, and very polite. I will definitely call CAG with all my electrical needs. And I've already recommended them to some neighbors."Carol Christmas in Hamden, CT
2022-07-12 -
★★★★★ - "Was great. Arrived on time. Figured out the problem and completed the job with in one hour."
Matt O, Lighting Installation in Hamden, CT
2019-04-10 -
★★★★★ - "Mike & Vinny were prompt and professional for my appointment. I have trusted CAG for many years with personal and professional electrical needs. I would highly recommend them to friends, family and business professionals."
SV in Hamden, CT
2018-12-24 -
★★★★★ - "Very quick and thorough"
Jones C., Outlets in West Haven, CT
2018-12-07 -
★★★★★ - "Professional,Efficient,Quality work!"
Linda M., Electrician in Hamden, CT
2018-12-07 -
★★★★★ - "The project was conducted in a timely fashion."
Peter R., Outlets in Branford, CT
2018-12-07 -
★★★★★ - "If you are looking for an excellent electrician I highly recommend CAG."
Larisa G., Electrician in East Haven, CT
2018-12-07 -
★★★★★ - "The project was conducted in a timely fashion."
Angel R., Lighting Installation in Orange, CT
2018-12-07 -
★★★★★ - "I absolutely respect and recommend this company. Frank arranged for a technician to come out to the house. I had a bunch of little projects that were managed fairly quickly. Bill was incredibly professional, clean, knowledgeable and helped make recommendations to prioritize needs for an older home. I will one hundred percent use them again, in fact am in the process of hiring them again."
Jaclyn S, Electrician in New Haven, CT
2018-12-07 -
★★★★★ - "Electrician was clean, respectful, timely, productive... overall my experience was fantastic from the start to the end. Thank you CAG!"
Tommy B., Electrician in Hamden, CT
2018-12-07 -
★★★★★ - "Very quick and thorough"
Michael P., Outlets in Wallingford, CT
2018-12-07 -
★★★★★ - "The electrician was professional and thorough. I was very satisfied with his work."
Rebecca L., Outlets in Derby, CT
2018-12-07 -
★★★★★ - "Honest efficient"
Michele M, Electrician in Naugatuck, CT
2018-11-08 -
★★★★★ - "Very prompt, did exactly what we asked of them. Made sure everything was done neatly, and most importantly....safely!"
Homeowner, Lighting Installation in West Haven, CT
2018-11-08 -
★★★★★ - "they are very dependable and there work is of the highest quality."
Larry F., Electrician in Middletown, CT
2018-11-08 -
★★★★★ - "Everyone was very polite and worked efficiently and sufficiently to get the work done I needed on my house. CAG was very responsive, quick, and thorough with the work. 10/10 would call again! Thank you to a wonderful company."
Anonymous in Middletown, CT
2018-03-22 -
★★★★★ - "Today, an outlet in my house began to melt and smoke. Scary to say the least. I called CAG and Frank helped me by re-routing Danny to my house. He replaced the outlet, checked the breaker box and temporarily fixed the real problem, which was a faulty GFI and plug. He'll be back next week to do the final fix of the problem. I can't say "thank you" enough. Both men were responsive, polite, professional and skilled. I have a new electrician now that I know I can count on. Thank you very much!"
Beth Wood in Killingworth, CT


text:
You know all of those cooking shows and recipes (ahem, like ones on this very site — guilty!) that suggest cooking with wine is really fun because once you've opened a bottle for cooking, you get to drink the rest? Then there's a series of "ah-ha-ha!"s and LOLs; it's all very raucous. And look, people, I love a glass of wine with dinner from time to time but fact is, a lot of the time I open a bottle of wine for cooking, we forget to finish it, and this makes me very, very sad.
Enter dry vermouth. (The other variety of vermouth, usually red or pink, is called "sweet," I like that, in part, for Manhattans, not that you asked.) Vermouth is a fortified white wine that is mildly aromatized with a variety of "botanicals," such as herbs, spices, and fruits. Apparently, the word vermouth is derived from the German word for wormwood, wermut, as wormwood was the chief flavoring ingredient for vermouth until the herb was found to be poisonous, which I am sure was tremendously awkward. Nevertheless, the main reason I like to have vermouth around is its shelf life. When stored in the fridge (and you should, because this extends its shelf life), dry vermouth is good for anywhere between three and six months. (Sweet vermouth will keep for a year this way.) This means if you need just a splash here or there for a recipe, you don't have to uncork a bottle of wine you may not finish before it quickly turns. Vermouth is also a lot less expensive than drinking wines. Gallo, the favorite in a Cook's Illustrated taste test, costs only $5 for a 750ml bottle. The fancy-pants Dolin brand I picture above, almost considered too nice for everyday cooking, was $16.
A few usage notes: Vermouth's flavor is of course a little different from a straight white table wine, due to the herbs and spices, so it may not be for everyone, but I find it to be lovely when cooking savory dishes. Due to the fortification, vermouth has a slightly higher percentage of alcohol than white wine (16 to 18 percent versus wine's 12.5 to 14.5 percent), which means if you're trying to partly "cook off" the alcohol it may need an extra minute of simmering time. But I find that it can be seamlessly interchanged with wine in just about any recipe, and deliciously so.


text:
A well-composed photograph is really a matter of opinion, but there are a few tricks that tend to result in better pictures. That's what we're going to take a look at today.
Rule of Thirds
The rule of thirds is the simplest rule of composition. All you do is take your frame and overlay a grid of nine equal sections. This means you split the vertical space into three parts and the horizontal space into three parts. Here's what that looks like:
Generally you want to place important elements where the grid intersects. Here are a few examples:
The intersection points are where the eye tends to go first, so it's useful to place your subject on one of those points. People generally tend to aim for the center, but that's often less effective.
If you find the rule of thirds a little boring, try composing using Fibonacci's ratio.
Photographing your subject straight-on is sometimes the right choice, but you can create visual impact by moving the camera left, right, above, and below. When you're beneath the subject it often makes them/it appear more powerful to the viewer. Conversely, when you're above the subject it makes them/it appear more diminutive. You can use this to an extreme for a powerful impact, but it's also a very good subtle technique for portraits. Slight positioning above or below the subject can subconsciously imply aggressiveness and passivity (respectively) without being too, uh, obvious...
Additionally, left and right positioning isn't as direct and can often make a photograph feel more honest and candid. When capturing a moment, whether it's staged or not, photographing the subject head-on can often seem a little awkward and end up being less-effective.
Of course, you can also combine different positioning elements to create other effects. Try taking photographs of the same subject from different perspectives and see how people interpret them. This is a good way to understand the effects your choices have on the end result.
Use Shapes and Lines to Draw the Eye to a Specific Point
The viewer's eye doesn't magically end up looking at one of the intersections in the rule of thirds grid, it's just more natural. That said, if you have a reason to draw the eye elsewhere you can accomplish that pretty easily by choosing where you place shapes and lines in your photograph. A shape doesn't mean a literal, detail-less shape, but in the sense that a building could serve as a rectangle. Roads often make nice lines in landscapes. When you're composing your photograph, consider the shapes and lines and where they draw your eye. If they're taking you out of the photograph or away from the primary subject, you'll probably want to consider a different composition. Let the roads lead where you want the eye to go.
Perspective can even make a road straight ahead appear like a triangle and draw the eye into the horizon. Whatever the case may be, make sure your shapes and lines are taking the viewer where you want them to go.
Frame Your Subject with Objects
A subject against a white background can often be simple and effective if you have a good subject. If you have a boring subject, like an ordinary house, a blank background (like a clear sky) isn't going to be very compelling. Instead, try framing your subject with surrounding objects.
Photo by Dan Eckhart
With the house, for example, using nearby trees (or what remains of them) may help. You'll want to make sure the trees don't create lines and shapes that draw your viewer away from the subject (the house), as previously mentioned, but often times they can be helpful in making your photograph more interesting and helping to draw the eye where you want it.
Make Your Choices for a Reason
You don't have to follow any of the "rules" of photography to end up with a good photograph. What's probably the most important is that you make your choice for a reason. When you take a picture and choose where something goes in the frame, know why you're doing it. An example of a rule-breaking image would be to have a person facing left and placing them in the left third of the photograph:
You might choose to do this because you want to draw the viewer's eye away from the subject and make them look at the space behind the subject's head. In the background, something's happening that's slightly out of focus. You could argue that this is a way of depicting a subject trying to remember a past event, or being lost in a half-memory. This may or may not be the most successful way of getting such a message across, but it's a reason to try breaking one of the "rules" you'd generally adhere to when composing a photograph.
If you're just trying to take a pleasing picture, the rules are your friend. On the other hand, if you're trying to convey something with the photograph, figure out how you want to convey it and compose your image accordingly. This may or may not involve breaking the rules, but you increase your chances of ending up with a compelling image if you choose a specific composition for a specific reason.
That's all for today. Tomorrow we're going to look at editing your photos in Photoshop (or another image editor) to improve color, touch up blemishes, and perform a few neat tricks. As always, if you're behind on our lessons, you can find everything you've missed and a PDF of all the lessons in the Basics of Photography Complete Guide.
Check out the full Lifehacker Night School series for more beginners lessons covering all sorts of topics.


text: Collection of your Personal Information worcell.com collects personal information, such as your e-mail address, name, home or work address or telephone number, your postal code, your payment preference and your transaction history etc. Information collected by worcell.com will solely be used for transaction and delivery purposes. worcell.com does not request nor store any banking, credit card records of customers as we do not process any secured payment gateway through our site. worcell.com also collects certain information about your computer hardware and software. This information may include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, pages visited, access times and referring web site addresses. This information is used by worcell.com for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of worcell.com


text:
Half the Road: The Passion, Pitfalls and Power of Women's Professional Cycling
Play Trailer
Community Screen
July 16 at 7:00pm.
Modern society has long believed that women hold up half the sky in terms of equality and progression. So when it comes to the sport of professional cycling, why aren't women receiving half the road?
Directed by pro cyclist Kathryn Bertine, Half the Road explores the world of women's professional cycling, focusing on both the love of sport and the pressing issues of inequality that modern-day female athletes face in male dominated sports. With footage from some of the world's best races to interviews with Olympians, World Champions, rookies, coaches, officials, doctors and family members, Half the Road offers a unique insight to the drive, dedication, and passion it takes for a female cyclist to thrive.
Included as well are notable women who have achieved inroads in other sports, such as Kathrine Switzer, the first woman to official register (as "K.V. Switzer") and run the all-male Boston Marathon in 1967; the iconic photo of her being attacked by a race official was listed by Time-Life as among its "100 Photographs that Changed the World."
Narrated by Bob Roll and featuring Marianne Vos, Kristin Armstrong, Emma Pooley, Evelyn Stevens, Ina Teutenberg, Amber Neban, Rochelle Gilmore, Connie Carpenter-Phinney, Chrissie Wellington, Kathrine Switzer, Dr. Richard Carmona, Brian Cookson & more.


text:
Taking a page out of Apple supremo Steve Jobs' book, Melbourne-based Kogan Technologies this morning launched what it dubbed as a "magical and revolutionary" eBook reader with a 6″ e-ink screen.
The price slightly undercuts Borders' Kobo eReader, which sells for $199 locally as well as Amazon's Kindle, which it will ship to Australia for a price of around $215.
"We're seeing eBook readers dropping in price, but many are still far too expensive for mainstream use," said the company's founder Ruslan Kogan in a statement. "When you have these devices up to and above $500, you're really asking too much of Australian consumers.
"Most importantly, it's open-market technology. This device isn't tied down to one content provider. Anyone is free to buy this, and download or buy eBooks from almost any online store and view them on our device."
The Kogan eBook reader has a 16 level grayscale e-ink screen, similar to other devices, and is less than 1cm thick. It comes with over 1,500 free eBooks — most of which are out of copyright classics. But unlike most other free eBook catalogues, Kogan has included several classic Australian authors on its list — such as Henry Lawson, famous for titles like The Romance of the Swag.
According to Kogan, its eReader will synch with Adobe's Digital Editions software for managing eBook libraries, and will support some 16 eBook file formats — including popular formats such as PDF, ePub, text, HTML and RTF files and so on.
The reader is based on the Linux operating system and has 2GB of in-built memory, which is expandable to 32GB via a SDHC memory card. It also supports the MP3 audio format and has a 3.5mm standard headphone jack. Its display resolution is 800×600 and it has a battery life of 10,000 screen refreshes.
The news comes as eReading continues to take off in the Australian market — with significant interest from consumers in the new platform and authors considering how it will affect the way books are distributed, as well as the economics of the publishing system.
Image credit: Kogan


text:
Adventure – Shaka – Green – Men's Swim Shirt | Rash Guard
Don't let sunburn, wind, sand, or other elements ruin your day. This smooth and versatile rash guard will protect you from the sun, so you can play in the water longer. It is slim-fitted with flat ergonomic seams, and a bit longer than your casual tee for extra comfort and protection.
• 82% polyester, 18% spandex
• 38-40 UPF (that's like SPF for fabrics)
• Fitted design with comfortable longer body and sleeves
• Flatseam and coverstitch
Note: We create each product on demand to combat the waste that is so common in the apparel industry. Average production time is 3 days but can extend to 7.


text:
When workplace computers moved beyond command-line interfaces to the mouse-and-windows-based graphical user interface, that was a major advance in usability. And the command line itself was a big improvement over the punch cards and tape that came before.
We're now entering a new era of user interface design, with companies experimenting with everything from touch and voice to gestures and even direct mind control. But which of these new interfaces is appropriate for a corporate environment, and which are simply not ready for prime time?
Can you hear me now?
Voice recognition is one input technology that has made significant progress. A decade ago, accuracy was low and the technology required extensive training. Today, it is common to find voice recognition when calling customer support, and, of course, in the latest smartphones.
For general office use, however, voice recognition has made the biggest impact in specialized areas, like law and medicine. At the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, for example, automated transcription has almost completely replaced human transcriptionists in the radiology department.
"The big thing in radiology is how can we go through as many studies as we possibly can," says Rasu Shrestha, the hospital's vice president for medical information technologies. "Turn-around time is incredibly important, as is the accuracy of the report."
The fact that the job itself is extremely routine is also important, he added. "We sit down, we look at images, and we write reports," he says. "It's a fairly mundane task."
Shrestha says he began working with voice recognition a decade ago, and it was "horrendous" at first. "We had constant struggles, especially if you had any level of an accent. But things have come a long way. The Dragon Medical Engine [from Nuance] incorporates a lot of the medical ontology and vocabulary structures, so the platforms are intelligent."
As a result, accuracy has gone from around 70% to 80% 10 years ago, to close to 100% accuracy today. Meanwhile, human transcription has actually fallen in accuracy as hospitals have moved from using dedicated secretaries who would get to know a doctor's voice to outsourced transcription services.
"There's no opportunity for you to build a bond with any particular person sitting at the back end of the transcription service," he says. Another reason that machine transcription is now better is that users can set up macros that automatically take care of a large chunk of work.
"If you have a normal chest X-ray, you could short-cut the entire documentation process," he says. "You can just turn on the mike and say, 'Template normal chest' and it automatically puts everything in, adds the context of the patient's name and age, and there you go - in seconds, you have created a full report that might have taken several minutes before. I would say that the days of the human transcriptionist are numbered."
Finally, machine transcription dramatically speeds up the workflow. "A decade ago, five years ago, when we were using traditional transcription service, it used to be anywhere from a day to several days before the final report was sent back," he says. "Today, it's anywhere from seconds to a couple of minutes. The minute the patient is in the scanner and the scan is completed, it's in our work list. Sometimes within seconds or minutes of the study being available to us, the ordering clinician has the report available to them. It clearly increases our productivity and streamlines the process."
A more human approach to design
Increased accuracy of speech recognition is just the beginning of how new interfaces are transforming the way we interact with computers.
"The real power isn't that any of these new approaches is perfect," says Henry Holtzman, who heads the MIT Media Lab's Information Ecology group. "But together they can allow us to have a much more human experience, where the technology is approaching us on our terms, instead of us having to learn how to use the technology."
Voice recognition is one of the drivers of this change, which turns around the standard approach to interacting with a computer. "We can say, 'Remind me that I have a meeting at five,' and that's very different from turning on the phone, getting to the home screen, picking the clock applications, putting it into alarm mode, and creating a new alarm," Holtzman says.
Traditionally most interfaces are designed around the second approach, in assembling a set of useful features and having the user learn how to use them. Even voice interfaces, such as those designed to improve accessibility for the handicapped, typically just add the ability to use voice commands to navigate the standard set of menus.
"But saying 'Remind me I have a meeting at five' is expressing a goal to the device, and having it do the steps for you," he says. That requires extra intelligence on the part of the computer.
Andrew Schrage, head of IT at MoneyCrashers, says he and other senior staff members at the company all use Siri, the virtual assistant on Apple's iPhone. "It has definitely improved productivity," he says. "We clearly get more things done on the go more expediently."
Siri can understand and carry out complex commands like "Remind me to call my assistant when I get home" and answer questions like "How deep is the Atlantic Ocean?"
"It has been somewhat of a game changer for us," Schrage says.
Intelligent agents
Apple's Siri is just one example of companies using artificial intelligence to figure out what the user wants to do, and one of the most ambitious ones, since a user could potentially ask Siri about anything.
A slightly easier job is understanding spoken language in limited contexts, such as, for example, banking and telecom call centers.
"We start with a generic set of rules that we know work for, say, the telecommunications industry, and then use that in conjunction with their specific domain," says Chris Ezekiel, CEO of Creative Virtual, a company that processes spoken and written speech for companies like Verizon, Virgin Media, Renault, and the UK's National Rail.
"'Hannah,' for instance, for [UK's] M&S Bank, knows all about their credit cards, loans, and other financial service products," he says.
For companies that deploy virtual assistants like Hannah, the goal is to answer questions that normally are handled by human staff. According to Ezekiel, these virtual agents typically average 20% to 30% success rates, and the systems are continuously updated to learn from previous encounters so that they can handle more queries.
One Creative Virtual client, Telefónica UK, found that their intelligent agent Lucy reduced customer service calls by 10% to 15%. That doesn't mean that she only understands 10% to 15% of questions, says Telefónica knowledge base manager Richard Hagerty. "One of the key questions customers ask is, 'How do I contact customer service?'"
In other cases, Lucy might not yet know the answer, and the company will need to create one. "Maybe we wouldn't answer the question, anyway," he says.
What the company has learned over the past 12 months is that it's better to have one clear answer than to respond with several possible answers. In addition, Lucy needs to become a bit less human, he adds. For example, Lucy can handle a wide variety of personal questions. She says she likes Italian food, for example, has seen Titanic several times, and enjoys tennis and salsa dancing.
"There's a back story that allows a customer to ask personal questions," Hagerty explains. "She lives in Wimbledon, and is engaged to her boyfriend. But some customers believe they are having a chat with a human being. So we are looking at reducing some of the elements of personalization so that our customers' expectations are managed correctly. We want to make it clear to our customers that it's an automated service they're using, not a human being."
Gestures a tough nut to crack
Interface designers looking to translate spoken -- or written -- words into practical goals have a solid advantage over those designing interfaces for gestures or other non-traditional input methods.
That's because designers are already familiar with the use of spoken language. And if they aren't, there is a great deal of research out there about how people use language to communicate, says MIT Media Lab's Holzman. The language of human gestures is much less understood and less studied.
"We've been playing around with browser interfaces that work with you moving your body instead of moving a mouse," he says. But there are no common gesture equivalents to the "pinch to shrink" and "swipe to flip page" touch commands.
There are some gestures that are universally identifiable, but they may be less appropriate for the workplace.
"We're at the beginning of the gesture phase," he says. "And not just the gestures, but everything we can do with some kind of camera pointing at us, such as moving our eyebrows and moving our mouths. For example, the screen saver on the laptop -- why doesn't it use the camera on the lid to figure out whether to screen save? If your eyes are open and you're facing the display it should stay lit up."
One company tracking hand motion is Infinite Z, which requires that users wear 3D glasses and use a stylus to touch objects which appear to float in the air in front of them.
"A virtual environment makes a lot of sense for computer-aided design, data visualization, pharmaceuticals, medicine, and oil and gas simulations," says David Chavez, the company's CTO. The products works with Unity 3D and other virtual environment engines, as well as the company's own Z-Space platform.
Another difficult technology to commercialize is eye tracking, which is commonly used to see which portions of an ad or Website viewers look at first. It is also used to improve communication for the handicapped.
Reynold Bailey, a computer science professor at the Rochester Institute of Technology, uses eye-tracking technology to teach doctors to read mammograms better. The idea is to subtly highlight areas that the student should look at next, teaching them the scan patterns followed by experienced radiologists.
"If this works with mammograms, there are also other applications," he says. The same technology can be used to train pilots in how to check instruments, for example.
But he says he doesn't expect eye tracking to be used as an input device, to, say, replace a mouse for general-purpose use.
"The eye is not an input device," he says. "With the mouse, you can hover over a link and decide whether to click or not. With the eye, you might just be reading it, so you don't want to activate everything you look at. So you can do blink to click, but your eyes get tired from that. And we move our eyes around and blink involuntarily."
Limits of mind control
It may sound like science fiction, but mind reading devices are already out in the market -- and they don't require sensors or plugs to be implanted into your skull. Some work by sensing nerve signals sent to arms and legs, and are useful for helping restore mobility to the handicapped. Others read brain waves, such as the Intific, Emotiv and NeuroSky headsets.
The Intific and Emotiv headsets can be used to play video games with your mind. But these mind reading devices can do more than just connect with computers. NeuroSky, for example, is the maker of the technology behind the Stars Wars Force Trainer and Mattel's MindFlex Duel game, both of which allow players to levitate balls with the power of their minds.
That doesn't mean that office workers can sit back, think about the sentences they want to write, and have them magically appear on the screen. "If you're an able-bodied individual, typing words on a keyboard is just so much quicker and more reliable than doing it with the brain control interfaces," says MIT Media Lab's Holtzman.
A paralyzed person may benefit greatly from being able to pick out letters or move a paintbrush simply by thinking about it, he says. And moving a racecar around a track with your mind is a fun parlor trick. But it's still easier just to use a real paintbrush, or simply pick up the car with your hands and move it around.
But where mind reading can directly benefit an office worker is in picking up the user's mood, he says.
For example, if the user is stressed or in a rush, a mailbox could sort itself to put the priority emails at the top -- then highlight the fun ones from friends when the user is relaxed.
"And if I'm tense and concentrating, it may delay my text alerts and messages instead of interrupting me," he says.
And it's not just facial expressions or mind scans that can be used to make computers switch modes. Today's smartphones and tablets are equipped with a variety of sensors, including GPS trackers, clocks, microphones, accelerometers, gyroscopes and compasses that can tell the device if it's moving, how it's being held, where it's located, what time of day it is, and much more.
For example, says Hamid Najafi, senior director of application engineering at sensor technology company InvenSense, a smartphone should be able to tell when the user is in a movie theater or on an airplane, or working out in a gym, or asleep, or tied up in a meeting. It could automatically switch to silent mode in theaters and during meetings, he says.
"And there are many, many other tasks the phone can do if it intelligently integrates the inputs from all sensors and becomes an active companion to you, rather than just a passive device that you can access when needed," he says.
Business adoption lags
According to David Hogue, a professor of psychology who focuses on user experience at San Francisco State University, business use typically lags behind other applications for new interfaces. "You'd think business is the leader, but what people are doing at home is setting their expectations," he says.
For example, the most advanced, mind-control interfaces are showing up for use in gaming, and to help the handicapped. Meanwhile, touch interfaces and speech recognition have become mainstream due to consumer adoption.
"Sometimes it's surprising to see that businesses are two or three versions of the software behind the personal world, because there are large costs to changing infrastructure," he says.
But the pace of change will speed up as businesses move to software-as-a-service and cloud-based applications, he says.
Korolov is a freelance business and technology writer in Massachusetts. She can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Read more about software in Network World's Software section.


text:
Try using our advanced gift finder, designed to help you find the perfect gift
Product Code: AYR-FS-07 (2019)
£62.40 (inc. VAT)was £78.00
£78.00 Save £15.60 (Save 20% Ordering Online)
In stock.
Order within 2 days 3 hours 32 minutes for FREE DELIVERY on February 27th Or Date of Your Choice
Choose Your Drink Option
Select a Free Ribbon
Delivery Options (optional)
Enter the recipients address for available delivery dates & pricing.
Please click on the descriptions below for more information.
Please Note: From time to time, contents listed may vary according to availability but total value will always exceed stated price.
Basket Dimensions: 370mm x 290mm x 150mm x 480mm x 310mm x 260mm
Packed Weight (Approx): 6.07kg
This charming Oxford Hamper with Sparkling Prosecco presented in a delightful seagrass tray contains a superb bottle of this delightful sparkling Italian wine plus so many more wonderful treats.
As well as an excellent bottle of Zonin 1821 Prosecco Doc Spumante sparkling wine, this Oxford Hamper includes two magnificent British cheeses: a Cheddar Truckle from Snowdonia and an Ilchester Wensleydale studded with Cranberries.
Further savoury delights to go with this Prosecco and cheese selection include Walkers Highland Oatcakes and Claire's Handmade Red Onion Marmalade as well as Tomato, Basil & Mozzarella flavoured Yorkshire Crisps and The Dormen's 'Perfectly Scrumptious' Spicy Peanuts.
Sweet treats in this Oxford Hamper include Four Anjels Cotswold Luxury Shortbread biscuits and a tempting selection box of Thornton's Classic Chocolates.
You can set the date for delivery when you place your order for this handcrafted hamper while also adding your own choice of personalised message.
Teachers deserve so much respect and admiration, and as the school year draws to a close you may want to show some extra appreciation towards the incredible educators who are guiding your little ones to a brighter future. You'll find so many brilliant ways to extend your gratitude among our wide range of gifts for teachers, and the Gifts For Teachers Oxford Hamper with Prosecco is a truly luxurious choice.
Use our delivery calendar at checkout to select the delivery date that works best for you. If you're purchasing multiple hampers then you'll have the option of selecting a different date, gift message and address for each one.
Save & earn rewards as you spend
We offer an addtional discount and gift incentive structure for volume orders
*Further discounts and free gifts will be applied automatically by our online checkout.
For delivery of multiple items (+20 items) to a single address further savings may be achievable via a palletised delivery service. Please contact us for a quotation.
If you are looking to place an order of multiple items (+20) to multiple delivery destinations then you may use our online checkout or alternatively download & submit the order by email using our bulk order spreadsheet and we will do the rest.
* Based on Monday to Friday, next day delivery worth £7.25. For alternative services the delivery cost is discounted by £7.25. Prices shown include VAT. Excludes Scottish Highlands.
Copy the code below and enter it during checkout to claim your discount, or click the button below to apply to your current order:
Not to be used in conjunction with other offers and discounts.


text:
Re: maximize crosscorrelation
- To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
- Subject: [mg125389] Re: maximize crosscorrelation
- From: Bill Rowe <readnews at sbcglobal.net>
- Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2012 04:08:09 -0500 (EST)
- Delivered-to: firstname.lastname@example.com
On 3/10/12 at 6:16 AM, alexxx.magni at gmail.com (alexxx) wrote: >I have two similar signals s1 and s2, where one is shifted with >respect to the other by an unknown amount. These signals are >captured by an oscilloscope, so you can represent them as arrays of >{t,v} time and voltage values. >I always knew that the theory says in such cases you have to >maximize the selfcorrelation between the two signals, but I never >used it until now. >(BTW I was surprised to find that Mathematica had it as a standalone >function, but doesnt provide it anymore) >Anyway, 1st thing since crosscorr requires integration I defined the >interpolation functions f1= Interpolation[v1]; f2= >Interpolation[v2]; For discrete data the function you want is ListCorrelate. For example, First generate a "signal" and the same signal with an offset: x = RandomReal[1, {20}]; y = RotateLeft[x, 5]; Now find the offset by: In[12]:= Ordering[ Flatten@Table[ListCorrelate[RotateLeft[x, n], y], {n, 20}], -1] Out[12]= {5}